News Archive - Jan 2012
Sussex Grand Prix Vrooms Large
Details of forthcoming competitions running at K2 Crawley just keep rolling in. Rory Scott is organising a Satellite Grand Prix there over the weekend March 31th and April 1st...so plenty of time for to think of some April Fools japes for the occasion.
Click here to download the entry form
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More Sussex Entry Forms
There is competition galore coming up in Sussex at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley in the coming months and a number of new entry forms have just become available.
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4th Feb - Sussex Circuit
25th Feb - Sussex U18 2-Star
26th Feb - Sussex Senior 2-Star
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Sussex Closed Championships 2012
Details for the 2012 Sussex Closed Championships have just been released by organiser, Steve Pound, meaning yet more quality table tennis activity is to be witnessed at K2, Crawley.Click here for the entry form for the Sussex closed on Saturday 3rd March 2012 at K2, Crawley.Play will be on 18 tables on 8 Badminton courtsCourt sizes will be 10 metres x 5 metresThere will be 3 banded events
- Band 1 – premier division standard (with senior men on 2200 national ranking points excluded)
- Band 2 – 1st division standard
- Band 3 – 2nd division and below standard
Places will be limited with 32 entries for band 1, 16 for band 2 and 16 for band 3Enter early to avoid disappointment
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K2 Looks Forward to Girls Comp
K2 Crawley, operated by Freedom Leisure on behalf of Crawley Borough Council, is delighted to be hosting the Heritage Oil and Tees Sport Sussex Series Two Star Junior Girls table tennis tournament on Saturday, January 14. This competition promises to be fast-paced and exciting with the strongest EVER field of 12 nationally and internationally acclaimed young players lined up to face each other.
This strong field has been attracted partly by the biggest ever prize money for an under-18 girls event with Heritage Oil providing £500 to the winner, £300 to the runner up and £100 to the third placed player. In addition, the unprecedented strength of players – many with UK or international titles to their name – will give each an intense and spirited tournament.
Many of the 12 are ranked in the England or Wales Top 10 and several are from Sussex including: Yolanda King, under-18 England Champion, ranked 10 in England Women’s and 2 in England Juniors; Yuki Wat, a former Hong Kong under-15 international who has recently moved to Sussex; Lois Peake, currently ranked 3 in England cadets and 18 in England Juniors and Emma Torkington who has represented Sussex for many years and is ranked 12 in England Juniors.
Spectators can view the tournament for free and it’s hoped that many table tennis fans and budding players will come to watch the proceedings. All the girls will play eight matches through the day with play starting at 09:00 and prize giving around 17:00.
In addition, Sussex County Table Tennis Association is running other open tournaments on the day for boys and girls under 18. Unlike traditional ‘knock out’ competitions, all players can expect 11 games in ability-banded groups so they can learn from competing against a number of opponents.
“We are delighted to be hosting this event with such high-ranked and promising players,” says Chris Lovelock, centre manager for K2 Crawley. “It’s an honour to have such a strong field of players here and we hope many of our members can come along and support the girls, watch the other competitions that are running and perhaps pick up some playing tips too,” he says.
“K2 Crawley is an excellent venue for this event and its facilities are of the highest standard for table tennis players,” says Steve Pound, calendar and tournament secretary at the Sussex County Table Tennis Association. “Table tennis is a terrific sport for all ages and I would encourage both players and anyone interested in playing to come and see this tournament as they will enjoy a high standard of table tennis up close.”
Media contacts:
For more information contact katherine@actionpr.co.uk / 07787 533143 or Karen Burrell, Freedom Leisure’s Head of Sales & Marketing on 01825 880260 Karen.Burrell@freedom-leisure.co.uk
About Freedom Leisure
Freedom Leisure is the leading not-for-profit leisure trust in the South East. It manages 35 leisure and fitness centres across Sussex, Kent and Surrey including K2 Crawley, an official training venue for the London 2012 Olympics and Guildford Spectrum, the UK's most exciting leisure complex which houses an ice rink, a 32 lane tenpin bowling centre and four swimming pools.
